Col mate,
the only way I'd be able to answer that is by cheating :)
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Col mate,
the only way I'd be able to answer that is by cheating :)
1. The show was Secret ArmyQuote:
Originally Posted by Driver
I'm too young to know the answers to the other two without cheating by looking them up
Simon
Secret Army is right.
If you get that far without cheating you did well. The cafe proprietor was Albert and the the actor was Bernard Hepton.
Although Allo, Allo was set in France, Secret Army was set in Belgium.
Your go Simon.
Keeping on the subject of cheesy tv, here's a question about Neighbours, which, in theory, makes it an Australian question. However, considering at its peak in Britain, it was watched by more Poms than the entire population of Australia, some of us ex-poms may know more about it than the locals.
Who replaced Darius Perkins in Neighbours and what famous character did they play?
Simon, how could you compare Allo Allo with Neighbours?
It's a great relationship we have with England. They send us their best shows and we send them our worst. Suckers ;)
BTW I have no idea.
I don't think they were all bad I have fond memories of the Sullivans from when I was a kid truanting from school.....I also watched Prisoner when it was called Prisoner Cell Block H, although this was mostly with one eye shut as I was usually p****d as it was on when I got home from the pub about midnight....
BTW not suggesting Prisoner is good..:o
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fond memories of the Sullivans
See, that's what I mean. I have fond memories of Dr Who, Porridge, Open All Hours, Only Fools and Horses etc. When I got home p1ssed from the pub at midnight, I used to watch Red Dwarf :DQuote:
Prisoner Cell Block H ... when I got home from the pub about midnight
both very popular, very cheesy, and hugely successful as exports.Quote:
Originally Posted by silentC
Yes, but they were just superb shows - different league to Neighbours and Allo, Allo (sorry Driver)Quote:
Originally Posted by silentC
Got to agree with Simon never got into Allo Allo (sorry Driver)....and neighbours was for chicks....:eek:
The coorect answer is "Who Cares" :DQuote:
Originally Posted by simon c
Yep. :D :D Must be your go. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Iain
Except can you answer a question with question ?? :eek: :D
Yes you can, can't you?
Can I?
How long can this go on?
Two questions.
Have you ever seen "Who's line is it anyway"? Did you know they used to have a segment where the two contestants where only allowed to speak in questions? Funny stuff, huh?
Another all-time classic comedy show.Quote:
Originally Posted by silentC
Anyway, getting back to my question:
Here's a clue: The character was one of most famous of all Neighbours characters and the actor who replaced him became quite a well known actor in the UK (and to a lesser extent in Australia) and a hugely sucessful recording artist.
Very few people remember that he wasn't the first actor to play this character - thus the question.
It's not Kylie, so it must be the other one. Jason Donovan. Can't remember the character's name. Scott something?
Is close enough. Scott Robinson was originally played by Darius Perkins and then Jason Donovan. Jason Donovan was the UK's most sucessful male artist of the 80's with more No 1s than any other individual apart from Madonna (even more in the 80's than Kylie). He was also hugely sucessful playing Joseph in the West End.Quote:
Originally Posted by silentC
Unlike with my John Wayne question, in this case I am not a fan. However, I recently provided the music and music trivia for an 80's night.
This place is reckoned to be about 500 years older than the Pyramids of Egypt. What is it and where is it?
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Originally Posted by silentC
It's not the Houston Astrodome because it's got what looks like real grass on its roof. This is, of course, a correct answer(!) :D
By the way, what's all this "Sorry, Driver" nonsense? I don't mind at all if you have a poor opinion of 'Allo, 'Allo - no apologies are necessary. And Simon - if you think that it falls into the same category as Neighbours then you won't mind if I disagree, will you? Neighbours? :eek:
Have you ever been a consultant, Col? :rolleyes: ;)Quote:
This is, of course, a correct answer(!)
It looks like a big graveyard to me. Could it be in Britain maybe? A barrow?
I would also like disagree with myself about making any strong comparison to Allo, Allo and Neighbours too (apart from both being immensely popular overseas). So does that mean we both really agree with each other after all, not sure ;).Quote:
Originally Posted by Driver
And it's round, like a wheel. Maybe it's the original Wheel-barrow? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Willson
Not as such. Close though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob
There are four similar mounds in a cluster. It's purpose is believed to be related to the sun.
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Originally Posted by silentC
Yerss. However, I don't often admit to it. :o
You sound like a fan simon:D The amazing thing is he did all this whilst snorting enough cocaine to fill a football stadium:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by simon c
Ireland? Is it some sort of pagan sun worshipping gaff?Quote:
Originally Posted by silentC
Come on, I thought some of you well-travelled types would have seen it.
HH, you are geographically on the nail. I wont get particular about what county.
On the pagan sun worshipping stuff, no-one really knows but there is a theory that it was used as a 'calendar' to predict when to sow the seeds etc. It is a fairly accurate indicator of the middle of winter.
Anything to do with Druids?
Nope. Was built a long time before there were any druids about... ;)
Just a fan of 80's trivia, not necessarily a fan of the trivial subjects themselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by HappyHammer
Cairn T at Loughcrew
Is the question still open or has HH got it right that it is a burial barrow in Ireland?Quote:
Originally Posted by silentC
Megalithic tomb, Newgrange.
Had to hunt for it, doing some reading at the moment but haven't got to the Celts yet, still on the knights templar.....
HH.
Yep, Newgrange it is. Went there a few years ago (not at winter solstice though).
It's more than a burial mound though. At sunrise on about 4 mornings around winter solstice the sun shines in through a slot over the front door and lights up the passage. They hold a lottery each year to see who gets to be in there when it happens. Unfortunately, Ireland being what it is, most of the time it's overcast and they wait huddled in the dark and freezing cold for nothing.
http://www.knowth.com/newgrange.htm
OK, what is the Holy Grail, physically, there are various theories you'll have to determine which one I want.
It's a Monty Python movie.
No, it's a dish. I think...
There's the answer from Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, that I'll not say here as it will ruin the book for anybody who hasn't read it.
There's the traditional answer which is the cup that Christ drank from on the way to be crucified
There's the ancient english one which is in the movie Excaliber that the Holy Grail is actually a metaphor for the King and Kingdom
The goblet that JC drank from at the Last Supper.